Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use a normal three year old Mac laptop on software (Photoshop) I upgrade but bought 15 years ago a Terabyte hard drive now cost a 150 bucks which holds ten zillion raw photographs. You take a major road trip or do a major shoot and you are buying pro packs of film, 20 or 40 or rolls which with processing cost you several hundred dollars. Or just bring your digital body and it cost you total 3 bucks... And you shoot two decimal points more shots to edit down. If have have a couple hundred spare bucks laying around go out an buy your pro packs then go have it all processed and pay for that. I don't. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Harrison McClary <lists@mcclary.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:13:19 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] RD-1 now Backup > > These arguments I always find a little misleading. They leave out the > fact you should buy external drives for back up, and those in > redundancy. You need a good fast computer or editing your photos will > be painful. You need software to edit those photos. There is far more > cost to digital than just the camera and all of that HAS to be > considered also, IMHO. > > Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: >> "Alastair Firkin" <afirkin@afirkin.com> wrote: >> >> >>> Of course if you get 500000 shots from your M8 it will have paid for >>> itself >>> even if you are not a pro. Its got a guarantee so shoot for a year >and >>> you >>> will have saved quite a bit anyway. >>> >> ============================================================================= >> ========================= >> I don't follow. If (an amateur) doesn't make money using an M8, how can >> it >> be said to have paid for itself? The money hasn't come back; maybe less >> will >> be spent in support than with film, but that doesn't seem to be the same >> thing as recovering the initial expense. >> >> Alan >> >> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >> UPAA POY 1978 >> University Information Technology Services >> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Harrison McClary > Harrison McClary Photography > harrison@mcclary.net > http://www.mcclary.net > ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography > http://www.imagestocksouth.com > Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: > http://www.mcclary.net/blog > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information